Gearbox sprocket, close shave!

Had a close shave with the front sprocket the other day. By chance I decided to fit a one tooth bigger sprocket, when I removed the cover I found the sprocket bolt was unscrewing itself. If the sprocket  had come off........at say 60mph........carnage! I seem to remember that when I stripped the bike originally the bolt was well and truly in there. So in my wisdom, to stop it seizing in there I applied a blob of grease to the threads. IDIOT! I've cleaned threads with brake cleaner  and used loctite red (max strength). I find it a bit odd that Honda just use a plain washer behind the bolt, bikes I've had in the past had a lock washer or some such. Anyway lucky I decided to up the gearing or I wouldn't have found it.

Have you never had to clean the crud that builds up and around the front sprocket?
I do mine when I clean and re oil the chain. maybe worth putting on your to do list mate.

torque nut 5,5 kgm. I consider the perfect alignment of the chain very important, in order to avoid tangential lateral forces.

OldRocker wrote:Have you never had to clean the crud that builds up and around the front sprocket?
I do mine when I clean and re oil the chain. maybe worth putting on your to do list mate.

Yes indeed. The project wasn't finished that long ago so I was surprised (shocked) at how much it had unscrewed. Should be ok now but definitely on my regular check list.

Not something I'd want to put to the test